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Gregory & Verena,

  Beautiful image with wonderful colors & lighting.  Take care, Patsy

Nice light paint. This is a very successful break of "the rules"

thanks- the first blooms to come from this plant were all single layer

petals. These later ones are now much more full. Go figure:)

Is superb this dahlia and format chosen fit very well to this,I like soft light and this creates it in a mysterious image.

I like the way the petals are slightly splayed and curled in this one, they seem to catch the light and shadow that much more!

Beautifully done!

Alf

Patsy and Jack, thanks!

Not sure which rules I broke- would rather know when I'm breaking one, though

:) G

Thanks, Radu and Alf!

Very nice low light capture, still it brings out the stunning colors but leaves no distraction behind - Congrates

Tony, thanks a lot!

Excellent clarity, the petal swirls creating playful shadows and light as if in a studio.  The more I pay attention the more I realize how remarkable this work.  With a high F/stop, a relatively long exposure time, it seems amazing to accomplish these types of results - no light dispersion that I can see, and a clarity I find difficult to obtain even under the most perfect of conditions.  Maybe this is all signs of a master artist.  Congrats.